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CRUPPER
crupper
(noun) a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse’s tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crupper (plural cruppers)
A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.
The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse.
Synonym: croupe
A piece of armour covering the hindquarters of a horse.
Verb
crupper (third-person singular simple present cruppers, present participle cruppering, simple past and past participle cruppered)
To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon.
Source: Wiktionary
Crup"per (krp"pr in U.S.; krp"r in Eng.), n. Etym: [F. croupi, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse.] [Written also crouper.]
1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.
2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.
Crup"per, v. t.
Definition: To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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